Alexander Denk, Vice President of Product Management, E-Mobility at Voith, speaks to Truck & Bus Builder about electric drive systems for heavy-duty battery-electric and fuel cell-electric vehicles.

The Blue Bird-Girardin joint venture has acquired Ecotuned, which manufactures an electric powertrain for light- and medium-duty applications.

Joint venture Levo's turnkey e-mobility solution, including electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and energy management services, will be offered through the Blue Bird distribution network.

The VNR Electric truck is the first of five which have been ordered by Manhattan Beer Distributors and the first to roll off the series production line at the New River Valley facility.

Meritor's 14Xe electric drive axles will be fitted in the Hypertruck ERX series hybrid drivetrain for Class 8 trucks which uses renewable natural gas.

Bridgestone will serve as official U.S. launch partner for Einride's electric and autonomous vehicles, which will be deployed in the tyre manufacturer's fleet.

Hino USA will test and evaluate the Blue Horizon line of electric drivetrain components in its medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

The financial service, covering the Wrightbus range of electric vehicles, will provide leasing packages including charging infrastructure and maintenance as part of a turnkey e-mobility solution.

The money will be awarded to fund the purhcase of fully- and hybrid-electric vehicles and the installation of requisite charging/fuelling infrastructure.

The Department of Transport promises to offer incentives to purchase zero-emission trucks, but it will also promote shifting freight from roads to rail and inland waterways.

The nine-month study will test trucks charged while in motion by roof-mounted pantographs attached to overhead cables, a technology contributed by Siemens Mobility.

IAV and MIT will compare and evaluate electric and alternative fuel-based drivelines in a project which will run until Spring 2022.